Title: U.S. Courts: Big Tobacco Guilty as Charged

URL: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/industry_watch/doj_lawsuit/

Description: Summary of the 2006 RICO civil case brought by the US Department of Justice against the major US Tobacco Companies. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued a final judgment and opinion that found the companies have violated civil racketeering laws and defrauded the American people by lying for decades about the health risks of smoking and their marketing to children. The final judgement included financial remedies as well as advertising bans and ban on deceptive terms including "low tar," "light," "ultra light," "mild," and "natural."

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Subject:   tobacco lawsuit ,  litigation,  RICO,  Kessler, Gladys

URL: https://www.justice.gov/civil/case-4/

Description: Website maintained by the US Department of Justice that details the civil RICO case brought against the 5 major US tobacco companies. Judge Kessler noted there was substantial evidence which established that Defendants had engaged in and executed – and continue to engage in and execute – "a massive 50-year scheme to defraud the public, including consumers of cigarettes, in violation of RICO. Moreover, Defendants' past and ongoing conduct indicates a reasonable likelihood of future violations."

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Subject:   litigation;,  RICO,  civil,  Kessler, Gladys,  remedies,  tobacco lawsuit